Across
- 2. Gas essential for life; used in respiratory support.
- 4. Handheld device used to measure peak expiratory flow.
- 5. Passage that carries air to the lungs; obstructed in asthma.
- 7. Short form for Metered Dose Inhaler.
- 11. Attachment used with an inhaler to improve drug delivery.
- 12. An event or factor that precipitates symptoms.
- 14. Narrowing of the airway lumen.
- 16. Forceful expulsion of air often seen during irritation.
- 17. Small air sac in the lung where gas exchange occurs.
Down
- 1. Portable device that delivers medication as a spray to the lungs.
- 3. A machine that converts liquid medicine into mist for inhalation.
- 5. Substance such as pollen or dust that can trigger symptoms.
- 6. Activity that may trigger exercise-induced bronchospasm.
- 8. High-pitched breath sound often heard during an attack.
- 9. Chronic inflammatory airway condition.
- 10. Cell type involved in allergic inflammation and histamine release.
- 13. Large airway branch that leads into the lungs.
- 15. Medication class that reduces airway inflammation.